The Yankees earned a fitting 4-2 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Jackie Robinson Day, celebrating the impact of No. 42 ...

Today is Jackie Robinson Day. On April 15, in 1947, Robinson broke the color barrier, debuting for the Brooklyn Dodgers.

MLB is right to celebrate its most impactful participant, an American civil rights hero whose courage should always be taught ...

Honoring Cleveland's barrier-breaking legend would enhance, not diminish, baseball's celebration of integration pioneers.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jackie Robinson’s legacy ... according to MLB.com. It’s the day every year that Major League Baseball honors Robinson. His debut on April 15, 1947, ended 80 years of ...

Major League Baseball dons the number 42, a powerful symbol of unity and progress. The post Jackie Robinson “Would Be ...

But standing up for Jackie Robinson should not be a subversive or controversial stance, especially for the Dodgers and MLB. Robinson is ... as big as the NFL is today. It was played and followed ...

There still are problems, this isn’t going to be fixed overnight, but our commitment remains the same." Jackie Robinson Day: MLB in crosshairs ... of the sentiment [in today’s political ...

The podcast conversation highlighted an ongoing tension: While Robinson deservedly receives league-wide honors ... rebuke from MLB has become emblematic of a larger issue. While Jackie Robinson ...

Advertisement Article continues below this ad 1927 — Yankees slugger Babe Ruth hits MLB record 60 HRs is ... 1997 — Baseball honors Jackie Robinson by retiring #42 for all teams.

MLB and the Dodgers will still ... to Robinson facing something far more difficult in a bygone era: "I think a wake-up call to the sacrifice — we’re talking about Jackie Robinson today ...